List of Japanese films of 1956

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A list of films released in Japan in 1956 (see 1956 in film).

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1956
Arashi Hiroshi Inagaki Chishū Ryū, Kinuyo Tanaka Drama Entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival
The Burmese Harp Kon Ichikawa Rentarō Mikuni, Shoji Yasui War [1]
Crazed Fruit Kō Nakahira Masahiko Tsugawa, Yujiro Ishihara Drama
Christ in Bronze Minoru Shibuya Eiji Okada, Osamu Takizawa Drama Entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival
Early Spring Yasujirō Ozu Haruko Sugimura, Ryō Ikebe Drama [2]
Ghost-Cat of Gojusan-Tsugi Bin Kado Shintaro Katsu Horror
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! Ishirō Honda Raymond Burr, Takashi Shimura Science-fiction Japanese-American co-production
The Legend of the White Serpent Shirō Toyoda Ryō Ikebe, Shirley Yamaguchi Entered into the 6th Berlin International Film Festival
Mahiru no ankoku Tadashi Imai Won Best Film at the 7th Blue Ribbon Awards and at the 11th Mainichi Film Awards
Migratory Birds of the Flowers Katsuhiko Tasaka
Nagareru Mikio Naruse Isuzu Yamada, Kinuyo Tanaka Drama
Punishment Room Kon Ichikawa [3]
Rodan Ishirō Honda Yumi Shirakawa Science fiction [4]
Samurai III: Duel At Ganryu Island Hiroshi Inagaki Toshiro Mifune, Kōji Tsuruta [5][6]
Shuu Mikio Naruse Setsuko Hara, Kyōko Kagawa Drama
Sisters of the Gion Hiromasa Nomura Michiyo Kogure, Tamao Nakamura Drama
Street of Shame Kenji Mizoguchi Machiko Kyō, Ayako Wakao Drama [7][8]
Victory Is Mine Seijun Suzuki Kou Mishima, Ichirō Sugai Action
Warning from Space Koji Shima Toyomi Karita Science fiction [9]
Marason zamurai
Tsukigata Hanpeita Teinosuke Kinugasa [10]
A Wife's Heart Mikio Naruse Toshiro Mifune, Hideko Takamine Drama
The Renyasai Yagyu Hidden Story Katsuhiko Tasaka Raizo Ichikawa, Shintaro Katsu Drama


See also

References

  1. ^ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 129.
  2. ^ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 156-157.
  3. ^ "Punishment Room". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  4. ^ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 340.
  5. ^ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 342.
  6. ^ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 343.
  7. ^ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 373.
  8. ^ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 374.
  9. ^ Galbraith, Stuart (1994). Japanese Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. McFarland. p. 308. ISBN 0-89950-853-7.
  10. ^ "Tsukigata Hanpeita".

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